Close Range

Close Range is a 2016 film with some slightly deceptive box-art.

In the film, Stanly Winters (played by Henry Douthwaite) is a former soldier that accidently shot and killed a young boy during a raid. Haunted by this experience, Stanley has since retired to the French Alps where he cares for his blind mother. Some years later, the boy's sister sets out to find her brother's killer and get revenge.

Now, based on the premise and a quick look at the Blu-ray cover made me think this was going to be an action B-movie set in a snowy environment, with some bad puns and maybe a snow-mobile chase thrown in for good measure. However, If you go into this one hoping for an action flick, then this will be a pretty big let down. On the flip side, if you just want to take a gamble on some random film that you never heard of then this might be a pleasant surprise. The movie isn't great, but it is good. It's a quiet and slowly-paced film for the most part, which helps to emphasis the wintry solitude. The acting overall is decent and it's pretty well written. 

I give this one a solid 3 out of 5